Su Ran quickly steadied his mind. At this moment, he had to both repel the fierce onslaught of the mysterious force and root out the traitor to prevent further leaks. He stood tall on the command deck, his gaze as sharp and unwavering as a falcon's, locked onto the battlefield. Though his face was smudged with soot from the gunfire, it could not mask his innate majesty and composure. Gripping his binoculars, he observed the shifting tides of battle while issuing rapid-fire orders, his voice ringing out like a great bell: "The Great Qing Navy must adjust its firing angles and concentrate all firepower on the enemy flagship! Great Qing Army, hold the line, do not panic!"
He decisively ordered the frontline troops to bolster their defenses and hold their positions at all costs.
The warships of the Great Qing Navy, like massive steel beasts, cut through the churning waves. Sailors expertly maneuvered the vessels, training their cannons on the mysterious force’s fleet. At the command, "Boom! Boom! Boom!" shells rained down like a downpour, erupting in massive plumes of water and filling the sky with smoke. The mysterious force’s fleet did not give an inch, fighting back with a barrage of their own. Shells whistled through the air, slamming into the waters around the Great Qing Navy’s ships and sending columns of water dozens of meters into the air. Coastal artillery batteries joined the fray, their massive barrels spitting fire as shells roared toward the enemy, the impact causi…
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